Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2020

The 2020 season will be the 13th season for the IPL cricket franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore. They will one of the eight teams compete in the tournament.[1] The team is currently being captain by Virat Kohli with Simon Katich as team coach.

Royal Challengers Bangaluru
2020 season
CoachSimon Katich
CaptainVirat Kohli
Ground(s)M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangaluru
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On 14 February RCB revealed their new logo for the team which features a lion.[2]

Background

Player retention and transfers
Main article: List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes

The Royal Challengers Bangalore retained 13 players and released eleven players.[3]

Retained players: Virat Kohli, Moeen Ali, Yuzvendra Chahal, Parthiv Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Pawan Negi, Devdutt Padikkal, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube, Navdeep Saini, AB de Villiers.

Released players: Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Akshdeep Nath, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Colin de Grandhomme, Prayas Ray Barman, Tim Southee, Shaheershah PH , Kulwant Khejroliya, Himmat Singh, Heinrich Klaasen, Milind Kumar.

Auction

RCB went in the auction with a purse of 27.90 Cr INR. RCB, the group that had minimal number of players before the closeout purchased 8 additional players to take their count to 21 players; the least among every one of the groups. Their technique looked very perplexing despite the fact that they got some large names like Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Dale Steyn, and Kane Richardson.

Players bought: Aaron Finch, Chris Morris, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pawan Deshpande, Joshua Philippe, Isuru Udana, Dale Steyn, Kane Richardson.

Team Analysis

ESPNcricinfo' wrote "Like Delhi Capitals, the team of Royal Challengers Bangalore could not find their favorite players on many occasions during the auction. This was the reason that he too had to move towards the second or third options. Captain Virat Kohli certainly has more bowling options this time, If the team lands with two foreign fast bowlers, then they will have to find an Indian option at the opening. If it is not, then the Indian player will be seen in fast bowling. Finding the right combination at the beginning of the tournament will be the key to RCB's win."[4]

Indian Premier League

Offseason

On 14 February 2020, IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore surprised their fans, when they launched the new logo and new jersey of the team in a single day. AB de Villiers, captain Virat Kohli and spinner Yuzvendra Chahal are seen in the new jersey. In a same day RCB first shared the news of changing the logo on its official Twitter account. The new logo has a gold colored lion and red color has been used around it, which is the traditional color of Royal Challengers.[5]

On 13 March 2020, the BCCI postponed the tournament until 15 April, in view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.[6] On 14 April 2020, Narendra Modi said that the lockdown in India would last until at least 3 May 2020,[7] with the tournament postponed further.[8] The following day, the BCCI suspended the tournament indefinitely due to the pandemic.[9]

On 17 May 2020, the Indian government relaxed nation-wide restrictions on sports events, allowing events to take place behind closed doors.[10] On 24 May, Indian sports minister Kiren Rijiju stated that the decision on whether or not to allow the tournament to be conducted in 2020 will be made by the Indian government based on "the situation of the pandemic".[11] In June 2020, the BCCI confirmed that their preference was to host the tournament in India, possibly between September and October.[12] On 24 July 2020, it was confirmed that the tournament would start from 19 September 2020.[13]

Squad
  • * Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Salary
Notes
Batsmen
18Virat Kohli (1988-11-05) 5 November 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium2018₹17 crore (US$2.4 million)Captain
17AB de Villiers (1984-02-17) 17 February 1984Right-handedRight-arm medium2018₹11 crore (US$1.5 million)Overseas, Vice-captain
29Gurkeerat Singh (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990Right-handedRight-arm off break2019₹50 lakh (US$70,000)Occasional wicket-keeper
N/ADevdutt Padikkal (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000Left-handedRight-arm off break2019₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
N/AAaron Finch (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2020₹1 crore (US$140,000)Overseas
All-rounders
8Moeen Ali (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987Left-handedRight-arm off break2018₹1.7 crore (US$238,000)Overseas
N/AIsuru Udana (1988-02-17) 17 February 1988Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2020₹50 lakh (US$70,000)Overseas
N/APavan Deshpande (1989-09-16) 16 September 1989Left-handedRight-arm off break2020₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
Wicket-keepers
72Parthiv Patel (1985-03-09) 9 March 1985Left-handed2018₹1.7 crore (US$238,000)
N/AJosh Philippe (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997Right-handed2020₹20 lakh (US$28,000)Overseas
Spin Bowlers
3Yuzvendra Chahal (1990-07-23) 23 July 1990Right-handedRight-arm leg break2018₹6 crore (US$841,000)
555Washington Sundar (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999Left-handedRight-arm off break2018₹3.2 crore (US$449,000)
51Pawan Negi (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2018₹1 crore (US$140,000)
N/AShahbaz Ahmed (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2020₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
Pace Bowlers
19Umesh Yadav (1987-10-25) 25 October 1987Right-handedRight-arm fast2018₹4.2 crore (US$589,000)
23Navdeep Saini (1993-11-23) 23 November 1993Right-handedRight-arm fast2018₹3 crore (US$421,000)
13Mohammed Siraj (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018₹2.6 crore (US$365,000)
7Shivam Dube (1993-06-26) 26 June 1993Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast2019₹5 crore (US$701,000)
N/AChris Morris (1987-04-30) 30 April 1987Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2020₹10 crore (US$1.4 million)Overseas
N/AKane Richardson (1991-02-12) 12 February 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2020₹4 crore (US$561,000)Overseas
62Dale Steyn (1983-06-27) 27 June 1983Right-handedRight-arm fast2020₹2 crore (US$280,000)Overseas

    Administration and support staff
    Position Name
    Owner Anand Kripalu (United Spirits Limited)
    CEO Sanjeev Churiwala
    Team manager Soumyadeep Pyne
    Brand ambassador Shivaraj Kumar (2018) Ramya (2010) more
    Director of cricket operations Mike Hesson
    Captain Virat Kohli
    Head coach Simon Katich
    Batting and spin bowling coach Sridharan Sriram
    Fast bowling coach Adam Griffith
    Head of scouting Malolan Rangarajan
    Physiotherapist Evan Speechly
    Strength and conditioning coach Basu Shanker
    Analyst Sports Mechanics
    Sports massage therapist Navnita Gautam
    Source:

    Kit manufacturers and sponsors

    Teams and standings

    League table
    Team
    		 Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
    Chennai Super Kings 0000000.000
    Delhi Capitals 0000000.000
    Kings XI Punjab 0000000.000
    Kolkata Knight Riders 0000000.000
    Mumbai Indians 0000000.000
    Rajasthan Royals 0000000.000
    Royal Challengers Bangalore 0000000.000
    Sunrisers Hyderabad 0000000.000
    Source: ESPNCricinfo Last updated: 17 Feb 2020 [14]

    League stage
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